1980's "1" Chamber Tone Edge , Tom Zappe custom Tenor During the 1980s we began

During the 1980s we  began to see many American musicians gravitating to these well made

These are special pieces as their unique geometry performs well in many styles of music

something I look to as an example of hand finished quality

When players wanted something more custom made they had the option to have Ted open their piece to a larger size than what was offered

the Meyer brothers have been producing the most sought after alto mouthpieces ever made

1980's "1" Chamber Tone Edge , Tom Zappe custom Tenor During the 1980s we beganHere is a vintage 1980's Otto Link "Tone Edge" mouthpiece for tenor. This piece is stamped 8 and measures . 111" on my gauge. In the early 1980's, JJ Babbitt started changing the design they had been using in the late 70's in favor of in house designs. They also began implementing a numeric control system to distinguish their core molds. On this particular mouthpiece it is marked with a "1" under the table inside the core of the mouthpiece. It took me